pontificate

as in to rant
disapproving to speak or express your opinion about something in a way that shows that you think you are always right We had to listen to her pontificate about the best way to raise children.

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Recent Examples of pontificate There’s been ad nauseam amounts of pontificating about the current state of the Democratic party. Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025 For nearly two decades, this central meeting hub has provided a space for industry professionals and festival goers alike to educate, discuss and pontificate over networking events, panels and more. Elsa Ramo, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025 Francis chose to use that platform to pontificate against the war in the Gaza Strip, for example, and even rebuked President Donald Trump’s stance on immigration. Alexander Smith, NBC news, 9 May 2025 Who wants to pontificate about the place, let alone reminisce, when there’s an issue to close? Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for pontificate
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  • TikTok user @shotmyheartwithnovacaine posted a video in July ranting about how people dress when going to concerts to her 137K followers.
    Laney Crawley, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
  • No need to rant and rave at the AI about its code generation.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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  • And right now, Amazon customers are raving about the Zoosixx Wide-Leg Lounge Pants — which have a Prime member discount today.
    Melony Forcier, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Posey raved about Ramos’s work ethic and said the Giants haven’t seen the best of the 26-year-old.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Pontificate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pontificate. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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